There's a difference between a job and a career - if you're the boss you don't stop at six o'clock, you have to worry about everything all the time.

I like big escapist films. It's odd because the type of comedian I am and the things I do when I'm writing and directing myself usually deal with the darker side of the human psyche and excruciating social faux pas. I often deal in taboos and the subjects I do as a stand-up are quite challenging. But my film roles have been much more fun and escapist.

I think that's the fundamental thing - you can go anywhere you like as long as you're following a character that the audience likes and understands.

It breaks your heart when you throw something away, but it's what left that counts. It's like worrying about the bits of rock you have knocked off in order to make a beautiful statue. You've wasted half the rock, yeah, but it's the Venus di Milo!

If there is a God, why did he make me an atheist?

Everyday life is interesting enough, whether it be in an office or being ignored on the set of something supposedly more glamorous.

You have to be 100% behind someone, before you can stab them in the back.